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The chemistry of rare earth elements in the solar nebulaThe high concentration of rare earth elements (REE) in primitive CaS suggests that the REE along with the other normally lithophile elements form stable sulfides under the unusual conditions which existed during the formation of enstatite chrondites. In order to acquire a more quantitative framework in which to interpret these data, the behavior of the REE in systems with solar, or slightly fractionated solar, composition is being studied. These new data introduce modest changes in the behavior of some of the REE when compared to previous studies. For example, the largest differences are in the stabilities of the gaseous monoxides of Ce, Eu, Tb, Ho, and Tm, all of which now appear to be less stable than previously thought, and YbO(g) which is somewhat more stable. Much more significant are the changes in REE distribution in the gas phase in fractionated systems, especially those made more reducing by changing the C/O ratio from the solar value of 0.6 to about 1.0. In almost all cases, the exceptions being Eu, Tm and Yb whose elemental gaseous species dominate, the monosulfides become more abundant. Moreover, the solid oxides of Eu, Tm and Yb become less stable under more reducing conditions which, in effect, should reduce the condensation temperature of all REE in more reduced systems.
Document ID
19850007334
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Larimer, J. W.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Bartholomay, H. A.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Fegley, B.
(MIT Cambridge, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Institute The 47th Ann. Meteoritical Soc. Meeting
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N15643
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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